Ooh yes is in Autumn Animals Craft time!!! We dedicate this post to our prickly friend the HEDGEHOG! My daughter is obsessed with Hedgehogs and desperate to see one in the wild… so far, no luck! So in the meantime we have to make do with some Hedgehog Crafts for Kids here on Red Ted…
Summer holidays or rainy days…We’ve gathered the latest and some of the best kids activities books to keep your kids having fun throughout the year. Whether your children enjoy science activities, cooking, arts and crafts, or sensory play, we have included a little bit of everything so you can find exactly what you’re looking for….
We have previously shared some fun Turkey Crafts for Kids! Though we love Turkey Thanksgiving Crafts, we thought it would be great to expand our Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids ideas to include other ideas too – many leaf crafts make wonderful Thanksgiving Decorations and of course you need a Pilgrim Craft or two too. So…
Fall is such a wonderful time to decorate! Especially, as we start to spend more and more time indoors. The days grow shorter and colder and it is great to bring the outdoors in. There is so much to celebrate about fall – the colours, the leaves, the nature finds. A perfect time to create…
Oh it is time for some fox crafts for kids. I recently shared the oh so cut Crochet Fox Ornament and realised that we actually had quite a few cute and easy fox crafts for kids to make. Time to bring them all together in one place **just for you**. A great way to browse…
We have been making Paper Plate Twirler for Kids for a while now. Often known as Paper Plate Whirligigs too, this Preschool Paper Plate craft is super fun and easy to make. Though ostentatiously for Preschoolers, my 8yrs old and 10 yrs (!) actually really love to make these Paper Plate Twirlers too. They especially…
Once again, I am FINALLY sharing a Bookmark Design that I actually made a couple of months ago (and shared on YouTube!). It sometimes takes me a few weeks to finally get it on the blog, especially when I am busy sharing lots of new ideas on the blog itself (we had lots of Christmas…
I absolutely ADORE Pine Cones – we love nature crafts for kids – and Pine Cone Crafts are a MUST when crafting with nature. They are just fabulously fun in all their tactile prickliness and are a fun nature find when out for a walk all year round. Pine cones actually make good humity indicators, did…
Oooh one thing I really like in Autumn is that beautifully orange Physalis (aka Chinese Lantern or Japanese Lantern). It is bright orange, delicate (but not too delicate) and quirky. And I love it. But what to make from them? Have you got any favourite Physalis Crafts to share? Well.. I have not one but 3…
Fall the time of year when nature sparkles in a wide variety of colors, and the parents furiously start to wonder how to throw a real Fall Fest for their little ones – no matter the reason. Today, we give you eight fun ideas on how to impress not only your little one but the…
This Teaching Kids to Sew post is written from my experience with my kids. They are now 6yrs and 8yrs old (a girl and a boy) and I have to say, they are getting rather good at sewing. When I say “good”, I mean that they are able to make neat little stitches on a simple “two…
Hooray Autumn is here. I do love Summer… but I have rather a soft spot for Autumn too – all those wonderful Autumn colours – reds, oranges and yellows, all those wonderful Autumn “things” – gorgeous apples, blackberries and wonderful Autumn Crafts (I do adore pine cones and conkers for nature crafts this time of…
It is time for NATURE CRAFTS!! As you may (or may not) know, my two most favourite craft mateirals, are RECYCLABLES (such as TP Rolls) and Nature Finds. I love recycled crafts, as I love to “waste not want not” – i.e. make the most of the things we have around us. I love teaching…
Some of you may have noticed that I have gone a little YOUTUBE crazy recently. Yes, I have fallen in love with this extreme visual and popular way of sharing information and ideas. YouTube is simply fabulous – mainly because – you see people doing things “right there in front of you”. Things are made….
It is that time of year….. the weather is hotting up and we are thinking about Summer themed crafts. There are so many things that say SUMMER to us – from boats, to shells, to flying kites and sunflowers…. and one such thing is our prickly friend the cactus. I personally have a “bit of…
I am quite aware that not everyone gets to collect these wonderful nature finds that are “conkers” in Autumn. What a pity – I have strong childhood memories of crafting with conkers and acorns and other autumn nature finds and is something that I am passionate about spreading the joy for. Large parts of Europe…
So.. now that the kids have mastered making pom poms, thanks our pom pom maker (affiliate), we are making more and more and more pom poms. There are rather a lot of pom pom bunnies around our house, as well as pom pom birdies, but today, we are branching out (get it), to Apple Crafts and…
So, we are coming to the end of our school year and I wanted Red Ted to make some small gifts for some of his “extra curricular” teachers. He has some lovely teachers, doing extra classes such as a writing workshop and “multi sports” with him and he loves the classes sooooo much. I thought…
Today’s Nature Craft, is something that we have wanted to have a go at for a looong looong time: creating clay sculptures in nature. Clay sculpturs become part of the trees and the environment around us – a great way for connecting with nature. This a great art activity of all ages. We had 4,…
So… we had some wonderful Fairy Tales and Fairy Tale Crafts recently.. and I thought it would be fun to explore some Nursery Rhymes and crafts to go with them. We already have a popular 5 Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day craft, as well as some little walnut mice, perfect for a Hickory Dickory…
